AGENDA
Independent School District No. 77
Mankato, MN 56001
Monday, January 5, 2026 - 5:00 p.m.
Intergovernmental Center - Minnesota Valley Room
1.
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL (5:00 P.M.)
2.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA (5:05 P.M.)
3.
MAPS STUDENT SPOTLIGHT (5:05 P.M.)
4.
MAPS STAFF SPOTLIGHT (5:15 P.M.)
5.
PUBLIC COMMENT (5:25 P.M.)
6.
ORGANIZATION OF 2026 SCHOOL BOARD (5:35 P.M.)
A.
Election of Officers
B.
Appointment of Deputy Clerk
C.
Designation of Official Depositories
D.
Naming of School Attorney
E.
Naming of Official Newspaper
F.
Approval of Expenses for School Board Meetings
G.
Approval of School Board Compensation for 2026
H.
Designation of Identified Official with Authority for Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) Secure Website Access
I.
Authorization to Execute and File Application for State- and Federally-Funded Programs
J.
Approval of School Board Meeting Schedule for 2026
K.
School Board Member Committee Assignments for 2026
7.
CONSENT AGENDA (5:50 P.M.)
A.
Approval of Minutes of December 15, 2025, Regular Meeting
B.
Personnel
1.
Personnel Addendum
C.
Approval of Extended Trip - West Baseball
8.
BUSINESS (5:55 P.M.)
A.
Acceptance of Gifts and Grants
B.
Approval of 2025-26 & 2026-27 Transportation Contract Extensions
C.
Approval of Individual Transportation Contracts
D.
Acceptance of Bids for Eagle Lake Day Care and IAQ Project
E.
Approval of the 2026-27 & 2027-28 School Year Calendars
9.
ADJOURNMENT (6:15 P.M.)
School Board Members
for 2026
| Shannon Sinning, Chair Phone: 507-207-4023 E-Mail: ssinni1@isd77.org Term Ends December 31, 2026 |
Kari Pratt, Vice Chair Phone: 507-207-4025 E-Mail: kpratt1@isd77.org Term Ends December 31, 2026 |
| Christopher Kind, Treasurer Phone: 507-207-4027 E-Mail: ckind1@isd77.org Term Ends December 31, 2028 |
Erin Roberts, Clerk Phone: 507-207-4026 E-Mail: erober1@isd77.org Term Ends December 31, 2028 |
| Patrick Baker Phone: 507-207-4028 E-Mail: pbaker1@isd77.org Term Ends December 31, 2026 |
Elizabeth Hanke Phone: 507-207-4030 E-Mail: ehanke1@isd77.org Term Ends December 31, 2028 |
| Liz Ratcliff Phone: 507-207-4029 E-Mail: eratcl1@isd77.org Term Ends December 31, 2028 |
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Paul Peterson, Superintendent 10 Civic Center Plaza, Suite 2 Mankato, MN 56001 Phone: 387-1868 E-Mail: ppeter1@isd77.org |
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PUBLIC COMMENT GUIDELINES
The Mankato Area School Board welcomes public participation through Public Comment. Hearing from citizens is an important aspect of public service, and the School Board appreciates people sharing their views.
It is important to note that School Board meetings are business meetings held in the public. They are not public meetings nor are they a public forum. They are a business meeting of the elected representatives of the school district. The Mankato Area School Board expects that the same etiquette and decorum displayed during the business meeting be present during the Public Comment.
- Public Comment participation is limited to those individuals who wish to speak to an item on the Board agenda.
- The School Board does not comment or ask questions during Public Comment.
- Each speaker is asked to provide his/her name and city for the record.
- Each speaker is allowed three (3) minutes to speak. The Board Chair will alert speakers when their time is up. Failure to stop speaking and blatantly ignore the cue, will result in an individual losing the ability to participate in Public Comment for the next two months.
- When there is a large number of speakers, the Board Chair may modify Public Comment, such as shortening the time allotted for each speaker, adding an overall time limit, or shifting a portion of Public Comment to the end of the meeting.
- Public Comment participants are prohibited from calling out or addressing any individual School Board or school district staff member. If this occurs, Public Comment will be closed and the individual will not be allowed to participate in future Public Comments.
- Crowd noise or any sort of grandstanding during Public Comment, including applause, talking, shouting, or any outbursts will result in the Public Comment being closed.
Citizens wishing to speak are asked to fill out the form online by 3 pm the day of the meeting or complete a Visitor Registration Card (located at the door of the meeting room) and hand it to the Board Chair or Deputy Clerk prior to the start of the meeting.
Visit our Web Site at www.isd77.org
School Board Meeting Agendas and Minutes can be found at:
https://www.isd77.org/experience/school-board/agendas-and-minutes
